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In this way, even if someone from the outside wanted to break in, it would take time.
Gu Ran sat back down on the sofa, and Su Xiaoqiang brought over all the DVDs to help him choose a movie.
"How was your experience watching 'A Chinese Odyssey'?" Su Xiaoqiang asked. "I think a lot of people like watching it. For a while, many of my classmates used lines from it as their QQ signatures."
Gu Ran didn't want to watch a romance movie, so after looking around for a while, she said, "How about we watch 'The Two Towers'? I haven't watched one in a long time."
"Okay." Actually, Su Xiaoqiang didn't care what movie she watched; what mattered was who she watched it with.
She put the disc into the Sony Blu-ray player, then turned off the living room lights, and went back to the sofa, happily sitting next to Gu Ran.
The Two Towers is the second film in the Lord of the Rings series. Su Xiaoqiang has not seen the plot of the first film.
Gu Ran had seen the first part, but had long forgotten the plot.
This three-hour-long film involves many plot points, and without knowing the cause and effect, it can be quite confusing.
So, after the movie had been going on for a little over an hour, Su Xiaoqiang's shoulder was pressed tightly against Gu Ran's, and then her head rested on Gu Ran's shoulder.
She fell asleep.
Chapter 29 Cultivation Results
After playing all afternoon, Su Xiaoqiang was busy arranging activities for the students.
To ensure the students had a good time and enjoyed themselves, she constantly communicated and coordinated with the hotel.
I am indeed quite tired.
Looking at Su Xiaoqiang's serene and delicate sleeping face, Gu Ran turned down the volume of the TV speakers.
Considering that she might catch a cold if she slept in the living room, Gu Ran put one arm around her shoulder and put the other arm under her legs, gently lifting her up.
He was going to carry Su Xiaoqiang back to her bedroom.
Su Xiaoqiang is tall and slender, and not overweight.
Gu Ran gently placed her on the bed, then took an air conditioning blanket and covered her stomach.
Then he drew the blackout curtains in the room and set the air conditioner to 26 degrees Celsius.
Then he left the room and slowly closed the door.
In the dark room, Su Xiaoqiang turned over slightly, buried her face in the pillow, and smiled secretly.
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Twelve o'clock in the evening.
All sounds are silent.
The bonfire party ended at 10:30 p.m.
The students were tired after playing all day.
They went back to their rooms and almost immediately fell asleep.
As for the hotel staff.
They served over a hundred people that day, and the staff were exhausted after working all day.
It happened on a night when everyone was resting.
In the suite on the nineteenth floor, Gu Ran opened the door, looked around for a moment, and then went out.
He was wearing his daytime clothes. After leaving the room, he didn't go into the elevator, but instead took the fire escape, found a window, and jumped out.
This is certainly not about jumping off a building to commit suicide.
He gathered chakra at the soles of his feet and easily adhered to the wall.
This is the result of his training these past few days; he can now walk on the wall with ease!
He walked to the drainpipe on the exterior wall of the building and then used the drainpipe to climb down, which saved him some chakra.
They didn't go out of their own room windows because they were afraid of making noise and disturbing the other guests.
They would probably be startled if they suddenly saw someone climbing over the hotel wall.
So he chose to go to the back of the building where there were fewer windows.
He soon reached the ground.
Leaving the room was something Gu Ran had to do.
Because the enemy's situation was unclear, he had to take the initiative.
Sitting idly by and waiting to die is like being slowly boiled in water.
Only by stepping out can we mobilize the enemy.
Only by maneuvering the enemy can we seize the initiative.
After reaching the ground, Gu Ran went to the stream where they had barbecued that afternoon and started walking downstream.
At night, the stream murmurs gently, and because the drop in elevation is not significant, the stream is relatively quiet.
Soon, Gu Ran heard a rustling sound coming from the weeds.
The voice was urgent and getting closer and closer to Gu Ran from behind.
It seems the enemy has indeed been lured out.
Moreover, the enemy had been monitoring him.
He thought he had been discreet enough in escaping.
But to his surprise, the assassin was monitoring his every move.
It seems the enemy was better prepared than he had imagined.
Gu Ran started jogging.
The people following behind him also picked up their pace.
Because it's a scenic area, the path along the stream was relatively easy to walk on at first.
There was no moonlight in the sky and no lighting around, so after walking for a while, Gu Ran accidentally stepped into the river and got her shoes wet.
By this time, we had already left the scenic area.
The people following behind seemed to have guessed that Gu Ran was heading downstream.
They suddenly slowed their pace and began to follow at a leisurely pace.
Downstream from this stream is a marshland.
Gu Ran had seen it on the map before.
And the person following behind seemed to know as well.
The further downstream you go, the wider the stream becomes, and gradually it turns into a small river about ten meters wide.
The stream washes away the silt from the mountain ravine, which then collects downstream.
The muddy, waterlogged area also came into view.
Gu Ran stopped walking when he saw the swampy muddy ground ahead.
He reached out and probed the water. It wasn't deep, less than twenty centimeters, but the bottom was soft mud. Since the mud was submerged in water, his legs would definitely sink if he went in.
Once you get stuck in the mud, it will be very difficult to get out.
Therefore, continuing forward would be extremely physically demanding for the average person.
The figures behind him finally revealed themselves when they saw Gu Ran stop.
"Not running away? That's good, it saves us from getting our pants and shoes dirty when we go in to catch you!"
In the darkness, three men appeared.
They are not tall, about 1.65 meters, but they are muscular and strong.
Because it was summer, they were all wearing black short-sleeved shirts, and their biceps were very large under their sleeves, clearly indicating that they had been training specifically.
Their Mandarin accent is a bit strange, somewhat like the accent of western Guangxi and southern Yunnan.
Gu Ran looked around but didn't see anyone else.
In other words, these three people arrived later.
The assassin who tried to kill him is not here.
According to the surveillance footage we saw earlier, the assassin who killed his shadow clone was about 1.75 meters tall.
Could the assassin still be lurking in the shadows?
Among the three, the leader suddenly turned on his flashlight, the bright light shining on Gu Ran's face.
Gu Ran turned her head slightly, shielded her eyes from the light, and observed the three of them from behind.
"Not running away anymore? Then surrender obediently. Don't worry, as long as you listen to us and don't resist, we won't hurt you." The person with the flashlight shone the beam on Gu Ran's face.
He said, "Sweetie, let me see your face."
Gu Ran turned to face him and said, "If I'm obedient, will you tell me who your employer is?"
The three confirmed Gu Ran's appearance and nodded to each other.
The leader said, "Sorry, we're just doing this for money, but to be honest, we don't know who the employer is."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the two men beside him took out ropes and approached Gu Ran.
"Since you refuse to tell me, then I cannot simply surrender."
Gu Ran smiled and turned away from them. Then, he held two fingers up in front of his chest and began to concentrate, controlling his chakra in the soles of his feet.
The people behind weren't in a hurry and were still slowly approaching.
Suddenly, they saw Gu Ran start running.
"Chase!"
Seeing Gu Ran run, they immediately followed.
However, after running less than ten meters, the three kidnappers got stuck in the mud and had difficulty walking.